câtigat

Câtigat is commonly considered a nonstandard or misspelled form of the Romanian past participle câștigat, which means “won” or “earned.” The correct spelling in standard Romanian is câștigat, formed from the verb a câștiga (to win, to earn). When written without diacritics, the form is often rendered as castigat, but this does not reflect the proper orthography for the present Romanian language.

Câștigat is the past participle of a câștiga and is used to describe something that has been won, earned, or obtained. It appears in compound tenses with the auxiliary verb a fi or a avea, for example: Am câștigat premiul (I won the prize), Banii câștigați reprezintă venitul principal (The earned money represents the main income). As an adjective, câștigat agrees with gender and number when referring to a noun, as in venituri câștigate (earnings) or premiile câștigate (the won prizes).

Related terms include câștig (gain, profit), câștigator (winner), and câștigare (the act of winning or obtaining). The noun câștig commonly denotes a profit or benefit, while the verb emphasizes the action of winning or earning something.

In usage, câștigat commonly co-occurs with concrete objects (premii, sume, promovări) and abstract outcomes (succese, rezultate). The term is widely used in finance, sports, competitions, and general reporting to indicate that a gain has been achieved.